Kopwai Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Kopwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
Kopwai (16) may also be a first name.
Kopwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kopwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kopwai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kopwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kopwai live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Kopwai is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 97 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kopwa | 91 | 122 | / |
| Kepwai | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kapwai | 83 | 8 | / |
| Koupwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koppwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kapwayi | 77 | 48 | / |
| Kampwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapwaia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kobwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kopwe | 73 | 1,154 | / |
| Kapwa | 73 | 957 | / |
| Kobwa | 73 | 450 | / |
| Kepwa | 73 | 167 | / |
| Kopua | 73 | 130 | / |
| Kapwi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kopui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kobwaiyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khopwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kebwai | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kabwai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kovbai | 67 | 46 | / |
| Koobwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kompui | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kapway | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kopuit | 67 | 23 | / |
| Koipui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kopweh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Konpui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khepwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kampwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konpua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koppua | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kopwai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis